What a Singapore roof must withstand
- UV, every day of the year — coatings that chalk or embrittle fail early here.
- Monsoon ponding — intense rain plus imperfect falls means standing water.
- Thermal cycling — surfaces heat through the day and cool in storms; membranes must stretch.
- Foot traffic — maintenance crews walk the roof; the membrane must be walkable.
- Details and penetrations — upstands, drains, M&E plinths: where most leaks start.
- Heat load — a dark absorbent roof pushes cooling costs up; reflectance pushes them down.
Roof waterproofing systems compared
| Cold-applied polyurea | Spray polyurea | Torch-on membrane |
| Seams | Seamless | Seamless | Lapped sheets |
| Hot works needed | No | No (hot spray plant) | Yes — open flame |
| UV stability | Excellent (aliphatic) | Good | Good (mineral cap) |
| Best on | Re-roofing, complex details | Tanks, large fast programmes | New-build plain areas |
| Rayson system | SealForce RC40 | SealForce SP200 | — |
The recommended Rayson build-up
Exposed flat and pitched roofs: SealForce
RC40 cold-applied aliphatic polyurea membrane
(SealForce RC40 TDS (PDF)) — roller, brush or spray
applied over concrete, screed, old membranes, metal, PU foam or bitumen, with
certified cool-roof reflectance. Wet areas, gutters and deck transitions:
SealForce RC30 elastic polyurea
membrane (SealForce RC30 TDS (PDF)). Cracks, joints
and upstand details are pre-treated with
PatchBond TX80 non-sag epoxy repair
compound, which bonds to vertical, overhead and damp concrete
(PatchBond TX80 TDS (PDF)).
Best for: exposed RC flat roofs, metal roofs, re-roofing over
old membranes without strip-off, roofs with heavy M&E and foot traffic,
buildings chasing cooling-load reduction.
Not suitable for: roofs with saturated, debonded substrates
(dry-out and repair first), active structural movement without joint
treatment, or ponding from failed falls that regrading should fix — a
membrane is not a substitute for drainage.
Surface preparation on roofs
Survey first: identify debonded areas, waterlogged insulation and failed
details. Then mechanical cleaning, cutting out unsound material, repairing
with PatchBond TX80, and detailing
drains, upstands and penetrations before the field membrane. The
surface preparation guide
covers the principles; roof details are agreed per project.
Claims you can check
UV stability, walkability, substrate compatibility and reflectance for
SealForce RC40 are published in its
technical data sheet, in the open
Rayson TDS library. We manufacture in
Singapore — if a claim matters to your specification,
ask us to substantiate it before you commit.
What we need to quote your roof
- Roof type and area — RC flat, metal, existing membrane type
- Known leaks and their locations (photos of stains help)
- Detail count: upstands, drains, penetrations, M&E plinths
- Access — and whether the building stays occupied during works
- Whether cool-roof reflectance matters to your energy targets
Related reading: coating vs membrane compared
· all Rayson waterproofing systems
· roofs & exposed structures application page.